Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-07

Matters of Importance Acted Upon by
the State Board of Trade.
SAN Francisco, December 6th.-Tbe
Board met in regular weekly session at its
Second-street rooms this afternoon, Presi-
dent a. T. Hatch of Suisun presiding.
The news of the affiliation of Placer
county was received with pleasure, and an
nouncement was made of the organization
of Board of Trade in Woodland for Yolo
county.
A communication from Local Agent
Shepherd of the Chicago and Alton line
caused some debate. He asked for pamphlets
and general literature regarding California,
volunteering to distribute widely in Hi
nois and Missouri.
w. III. Mills questioned the advantage of
lndlscriminate advertising, and suggested
that it be ascertained exactly how the pro-
posed distribution was to be effected
M. NJ. Estee of Napa agreed with Mr..
Mills, and cited how the Napa circulars,
with pretty pictures upon them, had been
greedily taken at the Mechanics Fair, vet
probably not more than one in fifty of these
books had been read. Now is the time, it
was suggested, for the circulation of semi
tropical, orange and lemon literature in the
frigid districts Of the East.
Secretary Davies suggested that one in
quiry that came to him recently was
Where is the best town for winter resi-
dence? The labor of answering such a
question, it was thought, would be consid-
erable.
Mr.. Estee offered resolution authoriz-
ing the compilation by committee of facts
and figures regarding payment for skilled
and unskilled labor and chances for en-
ployment in the State.
Mr. Mills cnOlya on fb;s ro.oI,t;o..
ing that with the growing fruit production
OF the State, the labor problem is one of
the most important to be solved. There is
no labor for the ranch better than that of
the industrious white boy We want to
circulate information that will tell the
young men in the East the facts regarding
this State. The speaker detailed at length
the difficulty Senator Stanford had en-
countered In securing good labor for the
Nlna ranch during this years harvest.
In the discussion that followed Mr.
Hatch said that so far from there being a
surplus of labor that if this year he had
had S5, ,OOO more labor he would have cleared
$4,000 more than he did
Mr. Estee said that he had found from
inquiry and experiment that family in
California may live fully 334 per cent
cheaper than in any other State in the
union.
Mr.. Blowers suggested that young women
may secure profitable employment here in
gathering the fruit harvest as well as
young men. He employed some twenty
i've young women this season in picking
and packing grapes.
The resolution of Mr. Estee was adopted
and as the Committee on Labor Statistics
the Chair appointed Messrs. Estee, Mills
and Camron.
The question of making an exhibition
in Los Angeles of Upper California pro.
ductions, brought up by Mr.. Bartlett, of
Livermore, was discussed. 1t was said that
at this time of the year no suitable exhibi-
ton could be arranged, so the proposition
was withdrawn.
1t was decided by resolution to denounce
generally as frauds all gift enterprises of
the East which promised lots in California
for nothing. One started in Minneapolis
was cited as an instance of the way specu-
lators are making money out of California's
growing fame.